Director of Development - Jefferson Abington

Job Details
The Director of Development in Jefferson's Office of Institutional Advancement will collaborate with clinical and academic faculty and staff to engage in campaigns, major gifts, and related development initiatives. They will maintain an active portfolio of new prospects and existing donors, taking them through the full donor cycle of identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, gift closure, and stewardship. Responsible for meeting defined metrics and goals annually, including number of proposals presented and funded, meaningful donor encounters, and dollars raised.

Job Description

• Maintain and manage a portfolio and communicate with patients/alumni/friends of Jefferson (phone calls, in-person meetings, emails) in a manner that fosters a relationship that leads to a philanthropic commitment
• Through internal meetings and activities, develop a comprehensive understanding of the educational, research, clinical, and capital needs and priorities of the Department(s) to articulate compelling cases for philanthropic support.
• Work with OIA centralized services teams - Communications, Events, Research, Annual Fund, Planned Giving, etc - to advance donor relations. Maintain proactive communications with colleagues to ensure effective collaborations and synergy in achieving key fundraising goals and objectives.
• The DoD will be responsible for the creation of a major gifts plan to support assigned divisions/programs.
• Develops and designs strategies, in partnership with MGO team and other OIA centralized services, that effectively engage campus partners and current and prospective benefactors.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• 5 years Major gift experience Required
• Knowledge of individual gifts fundraising including identification, qualification, cultivation, and solicitation individual gifts.
• Superior interpersonal skills and a capacity to engage, inspire, and persuade both internal and external constituents.
• Knowledge of database software systems/CRM and Microsoft Office
• 5 years Healthcare, higher education or academic medical center experience Preferred
• Knowledge of healthcare and higher education landscape Preferred

Please note:

• This role is responsible for meeting defined metrics and goals annually including number of proposals presented (24 at $25K+) and funded (10 at $25K+), meaningful donor encounters (125), and dollars raised ($1-2M).

Work Shift
Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type
Regular

Employee Entity
Abington Memorial Hospital
Primary Location Address
1942 Horace Avenue, Abington, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.


Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.


Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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